What is History?KEY TERMS

Key Terms

Evidence- Facts and information that historians use to reconstruct the past. Historical evidence comes in many forms.

Primary Source- Documents and other types of evidence created by people who were present during events or eras.

Secondary Source- Books or commentaries from people who were not present at past events, often created long after the event in question.

Key Terms

Point of View- A person’s perspective or outlook on events, which may be shaped by many factors.

Historical Interpretation- The process of finding meaning of historical events. Historians add their analysis of events to the facts they have judged to be true.